Personality Traits in the Arabic Novel - Naguib Mahfouz and Other Writers – A Model

Abstract

The Arabic novel is a widespread literary art that reflects human
life ‚ including both happiness and misery. Authors use
characters to explore social ‚political and religiouse issues‚
portraying their internal conflicts and struggles. These novels
gained popularity by addressing social issues like poverty‚
injustice‚ and extremism‚ and by giving consideration to the
women situation.
The development of the Arabic novel has been influenced by
social changes‚ such as those during colonization and postindependence periods‚ with chracters often representing the voce
of bpeople seeking freedom.